Atomic-scale mapping of dipole frustration at 90° charged domain walls in ferroelectric PbTiO3 films
10.1038/srep04115
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Abstract

AbstractThe atomic-scale structural and electric parameters of the 90° domain-walls in tetragonal ferroelectrics are of technological importance for exploring the ferroelectric switching behaviors and various domain-wall-related novel functions. We have grown epitaxial PbTiO3/SrTiO3 multilayer films in which the electric dipoles at 90° domain-walls of ferroelectric PbTiO3 are characterized by means of aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy. Besides the well-accepted head-to-tail 90° uncharged domain-walls, we have identified not only head-to-head positively charged but also tail-to-tail negatively charged domain-walls. The widths, polarization distributions and strains across these charged domain-walls are mapped quantitatively at atomic scale, where remarkable difference between these domain-walls is presented. This study is expected to provide fundamental information for understanding numerous novel domain-wall phenomena in ferroelectrics.

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Tang, Y. L., Zhu, Y. L., Wang, Y. J., Wang, W. Y., Xu, Y. B., Ren, W. J., Zhang, Z. D., & Ma, X. L. (2014). Atomic-scale mapping of dipole frustration at 90° charged domain walls in ferroelectric PbTiO3 films. Scientific Reports, 4(1).

Authors 8
  1. Y. L. Tang (first)
  2. Y. L. Zhu (additional)
  3. Y. J. Wang (additional)
  4. W. Y. Wang (additional)
  5. Y. B. Xu (additional)
  6. W. J. Ren (additional)
  7. Z. D. Zhang (additional)
  8. X. L. Ma (additional)
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@article{Tang_2014, title={Atomic-scale mapping of dipole frustration at 90° charged domain walls in ferroelectric PbTiO3 films}, volume={4}, ISSN={2045-2322}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep04115}, DOI={10.1038/srep04115}, number={1}, journal={Scientific Reports}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Tang, Y. L. and Zhu, Y. L. and Wang, Y. J. and Wang, W. Y. and Xu, Y. B. and Ren, W. J. and Zhang, Z. D. and Ma, X. L.}, year={2014}, month=feb }